Last year I wrote the list of flowers I wanted to draw. And I drew my flowers one by one for inktober 2017. Or you can join to someones prompt list fitting your art topic (easy to find on Pinterest or Instagram, input "inktober prompt list").

3

Risk and try new!

You can make your own little challenge: defy yourself and try new topics, new materials or new stilisation on your works. It's a good reason to try it because it is inktober, The whole World is on your side!

4

Form a band!

You can connect with other artists (and your friends and folowers) and make joint action, friendly competitions and give a present to each other in the end. And all are in, nobody worries about your usual topic. You all are in this adventure.

5

Add a narrative

Actually, It's my plan on inktober2018. I've been drawing flowers and only flowers for 2 years already. And I want to grow up on some direction. I want to move from simple sketches to illustrations, you know. I decided to add a little story in my pics. So, I invite you to join me on this way. I'll post my pics on my instagram profile.

It may be comics, or a map, or a story, or a pattern with different elements (for every theme from the list or without following the list or following your own one) .

2

Better to draw something than nothing

You can come up with an idea of your own little art challenge. 15 min sketch a day. A little, 1,5-2 inch size. You can do even 1-2-min sketches. You have 31 tries to catch the moment!

3

Minimum of means at most effect

For example, you can use just contour with no filling, or only main forms with no details.

4

Make your own font

You can do only one letter or number with art element per day.

5

A calendar

You can fill you month calendar blocks with tiny pics about your life occasions. In the end of the month you'll have a beatiful logs-page of your October 2018.

6

Go with the flow

You can try zen-art or doodling for every day relaxing practice. On 31st October you'll be a very calm person :)

7

Shadow theatre

You can do a silhouette of something you'd like to draw. If you chose the story or legend or fairy tales, on 31st October you will heve a whole company of heroes.

8

Abstractions

Spots, drops, smudges. Monotype, toothbrushs, led the ink. You can let your arms to lead your mind and find any meanings in abstract spots.

In any case, have fun! Inktober is for you, it is not a big deal to participate or not. But you can draw day by day, or every second day, or even just only one day. It is ok, it is better than nothing, you know!

#inktober
is the cult drawing flash mob made by Jake Parker, american comics
illustrator, in 2009. Every year artists from all over the World
partisipate in Inktober and share theirs works on social media. Every
time Jake makes the official prompt list. And everybody can draw
something he'd like with the only (not a strict) condition to use only ink.

6 reasons to participate in Inktober 2018.

1

31 days of continuous practice help you to improve your art skills. Practice makes perfect.

2

You will have a big support from the inktober community. If you share your art works on social media, you will received feedback, likes and comments from other participaters. Please, convert it in your drawing energy!

3

You will meet with another artist from all over the world. You could find your mind-people and built new relaitionship.

4

You'll see how another artists decide commons themes on theirs works. It will help you to be more creative and brave in your work.

5

You will create 31 (or a bit less or more) art works, that will give you a number of material to work with for a year. You could create art prints, designs for printshops, stocks or your own brand.

6

The main reason is that you are a little part of big action. The whole world is drawing all together for a month. That is crazy motivation, isn't it?

September 5, 2018

I decided to draw a chrysanthemum scketch to my mom. She really loves those flowers a lot. I've recearch all the Internet for references for my project. And found beautiful photos on @bahramjiphotography's instagram (please, swipe the gallery on link). I was so impressed and started to draw immediatly.

I was drawing it with all my heart, but in graphic my chrysanthemum was a little creepy, you know. It wasn't like a sweet nice cute flower for my dear mommy :)

I decided to find another reference and remade mom's sketch. But I'm still in love with this pic. Do you see the eye of space? I call him Alien! (Is it ok to give names to sketches? :))

And I made a new poster with my mysterious blossom. Do you like it like I do? (so immodesty!)